...INCREASED FIRE DANGER ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON...

BREEZY...WARM...AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN INCREASED FIREDANGER ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON. A BREEZYSOUTHWEST WIND...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTSBETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH...WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. INADDITION...AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE LOWER TOMIDDLE 70S...WHICH WILL RESULT IN MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUESBETWEEN 20 AND 28 PERCENT.

OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE CLOSELY MONITORED...AND ANY UNATTENDEDFIRE SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY REPORTED TO THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT.

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Providing "weather, water cycle, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy."